About a couple hundred protesters marched through downtown Cleveland on Sunday afternoon. The Cleveland Police Department's bike unit guided the protesters and kept a watchful eye on the situation. No serious incidents were reported.

Meanwhile, here's what else happened over Saturday afternoon and Sunday ahead of the Republican National Convention, which officially kicks off at 1 p.m. Monday ... 

NY delegate spends 600 hours on Donald Trump painting

Julian Raven, an alternate delegate from New York, has spent quite some time since about April stumping for Donald Trump. 

Raven actually spent 600 hours — about two months, night and day, he said — creating the painting below:

"My family didn't recognize me," Raven said, speaking about when he was finished with the project. "I didn't recognize myself." Raven said he has stumped for Trump all over the country, but mostly in New York.

He said he supports Trump because he thinks he has the business background the United States needs at this time.

But, why the painting?

"Art has the ability to transcend the negative," Raven said.

A chance to flaunt Cleveland's history

Tim Daley sat at the top of the steps of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Cleveland's Public Square. Wearing boat shoes with no socks and a circular, flat-brimmed hat, Daley's full beard waved in the wind as he recited the history and meaning of the monument.

"Come on in, it's free," Daley, the executive director of the monument, said to a group of passersby.

The monument was built in 1894 to honor the 9,000 soldiers and sailors from Cuyahoga County, Ohio, where Cleveland is located.

This is Cleveland's third Republican National Convention but the first since 1936. 

"Every time this city has hosted an RNC, we've always been on the cusp of a new era in American history," Daley said. "And I think that that's where we are right now. The city has been making a wonderful comeback for many, many years. And I think that being able to host such a national even is going to allow us to springboard to the next level of excellence as a community."


Tim Daley, executive director of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Cleveland's Public Square. The monument was built in 1894 and honors the 9,000 soldiers and sailors from Cuyahoga County, Ohio. (Andrew O'Brien, staff)